Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

I was looking through the Craftsman attachments page and noticed they have some videos for their attachments.  Here is the attachments page.   Here is the video for the spreader I was looking for.  I'm almost set on the 85lb. broadcast spreader, but I really don't know what more I get other than a larger bucket to spread with on the 125lb. model.  I do have a 1/2 acre property.  I consider my purchase of a Craftsman tractor justified with all these attachments to choose from.   I really like the front end bucket, but I think Johnny Products are better.  It is raining like mad here and I need to get a jump on the weeds. 

I have pictures of my own version of the spreader.  Here they are. 



I added some felt to the tongue of the hitch so no paint is removed. 

Marshall, I was in Wal-mart today looking for some Scotts and I happened to walk by a Scotts spreader tow-behind.  Is this the model you have?   I pulled out my cell phone and you can guess what happened next by looking below. 

I finally took the spreader out today filled with Scotts Turf-Builder with Weed Control 2.  I started out with moist fertilizer, but didn't know it wouldn't come out until I started out on the lawn.  Off to Lowe's for some drier stuff.  Came back and filled the spreader.  Went out and did about 1/4 of the yard and looked back and the bucket was about empty.  Somehow the controller got set to around 6 and 2 1/2 is the recommended setting.  I pulled out the moist fertilizer I still had in the container and tried to spread that in the tow-behind.  It wouldn't work, so I got out the Scotts Walk-Behind and opened the setting up wider so it would disperse properly.  I think I got the job done, but now I worry that I might have ruined my lawn.  The best thing that could happen is that I need to mow everyday   Does anyone think I did something bad to my lawn?  

You're lawn will be fine! You're water bill is going up though. 

What do you mean?

You'll need to make sure you water the lawn more than you normally would. Fertilizer will burn up a lawn if there is too much on it but, if you keep it watered good you'll be just fine.

Thanks for that tip.  By the way, is that your model spreader you have? 

Mine's very similar to that, mines a Scotts brand. I think my lever release is different.

I took for granted since it was green, it was a Scotts.  Scotts probably makes it or they make it for Scotts.  April is a month around here that has lots of rain in it.  I usually never water the lawn, since we almost always have water restriction, like we do now.  I still need to go out there and put a soaking on it so nothing burns up. 

Yes you do, you don't want it to sit on there for more than 24hrs before you water it.

Back in my ornery days, a week or two ago, we took fetilizer/nitrogen, and spelled some wording on one of our close friends lawn as a practical joke. Of course he was unaware of it and didn't water. It stood out nicely after a about a week.